Hair-drying device.



G. SIEGFRIED. HAIR DRYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1901.

Patnted Oct. 6,1908.

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HItIB-DRYING DE V ICE.

To hem it'm a/y concern:

Bo i' knowvn that--;I..Gnonen Smornmo a 'citizen' of the United States,residingat C. i-

on o, in}. the pun'ty of Cook and State of I] moi's, have inventedcertain new, and use ful Improvements in Hair-Drying Devices,

which the following-is a. specification My invention relates to hairdrying apparatus and particularly toth at class of apparatus designedfor the use ofsh ampooers and hair dressers whereby astreamof heated aira may be directed against the hair to be dried. An a )paratus of thisclass comprises a-rotar an or blower, a-fiue leadin therefrom am meansfor supplying heateg'air to the device. I ble hosewhich is held in one.hand of the operator and by means of'which the hot air is directedagainst the headof the person whose hair is to be dried. So far as I amaware, in devices of this class, which have been I)IO\id6d heretofore,the-heat is drawn into t e fan casing which is injurious to the machineas it causes the fan hearings to become overheated and dry. Frequently aas burner having a 'plurality of jets is used or heating the air andthis s placed atthe central air 0 en .ing of the fan casing. On accountof t he strong current of air a. number of, the jets at the edge of theburner are blown. out and kept from burning, hence, a quantity of gasescapes into the apparatus and is carried along with the heated air,which is obnoxious to both the customer in the operator.

The object of my invention is to provide an a pa'ratus of the classmentioned having a set sup ortingflue to the end that both lmnds'of tieoperator may be free to manipulate the hair.

A further object of my invention is to provide self supporting means atthe end of the flue which may be adjusted to direct the current of airin any desired direction.

A further objectof my invention is to providemeans for supplying the hotair to the device in such a manner. as to avoid heatin and drying theworking parts, and so avoi the escape of'unburned gases into the flue.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view, my invention consists generally in anapparatus of the class mentioned com risin a fan and fan casing, anelongate rig-i flue extending horizontally therefrom and a source ofheat supply.

Specification of Letters recen V Application flledfltivember. 9, 1907.Serial Nohaplfii fiti,

the end of the fluowhieh may! be adjusted to Usually the flue comprisesa 'fiexi-- Pam' tier; "11 908.

My invention further/generate nhrraniap-pw I'atus of the class..menisonethhhivinigfia fan and fan'casing aselfgsuppqtingfliiretextondmg therefrom and.selfistqlpmitirlg rhezinsat:

direct the ouzrcnt of-ain, roam-desired l recti on details ofconstruction an parts all as" w ill-,.b .lmieinaf scribed and p'articulrclaims. L

My invention. will be more readily under-' stood by reference to theaccmnpanying drawings forming a. part of this specification, and inwhich,

Figure l is a side elevation of a hair drying apparatus embodying myinvention. in its preferred form, Fim 2 is a transverse sectlon thereofon the line m-w of F ig. l, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section throughthe flue and the heating device.

Referring, to the drawings, 1 indicates a fan driven by a motor, 2,, and3 a fan casing. The fan may be driven by any suitable motor power, hut-Ihave illustrated it as arranged upon the shaft, 4:, of an electricmotor. The casing, 3 suitably supported and is provided with anair'inlct, 5. To support the casing it may be provided with a. stand, 6,as illustrated in Fig. 1, or it may be attached to the motor frame asshown in My (ice in ethe xtending from the casing, 3, is a flue, 7having a lining, 8, of asbestos or other refractory material. The fineis rigidly secured to the casing, 3, and preferably .extends horizontall'from the up )er portion thereof. The on of the Him, 7 is provided witha nozzle, 9 attached thereto by an adjustable or universal elbow joint,10. By means of the joint, 10, the nozzle, 9, may be quickly adjusted todirect the current of air in any desired direction and when setwillremain in the desired position without 1 further care on the part of theo erator, leaving both hands free to manipu ate the hair.

As the air passes throu h the flue, 7, from the fan, it is heated byeing mixed with hot air admitted to the fine at a point beyond the fancasing. This may be done in anysuitable manner but I find that shown inthe drawings, sim le, practical and eflicient. 11 indicates a sitter,fireferably a gasburner arranged beneath t eflue, 7 and surrounded by ahood 12, o ening into the lower part of the line, 7, beyond the fancasing, 3. The-hood, 12 is provided with an asbestos or other refractorylining, 13, and its lower edge is elevated sufficiently to permit afree'infgressof air. To make the device more stab e the hood isprovidedwith a plurality of le 14. y

15 indicates a 52m in the side of the hood through. which the burner maybe lighted. It is obvious that the air assin'g-through the flue, 7, fromthe fan wil be sufficiently heated by mixing with the hot air enteringfrom the hood,j12. v 16 indicates a diagonally disposed partitionwithin'the flue, 7. Thisextends from a point, 17, atthebottom of theflue between the casing, 3,,and the hood, to a point, 18beyond-the'opening o the hood into the flue, forming apassa'gew 19 aboveit for the cool air from the fan and a passa sway, 20 for the hot airfrom the hood,'whic mix,

before they reach the nozzle, 9. The partipoint beyond sai' Witnesses:

What I claim as new and desire to secure I by Letters Patent, 13:

1. In a device of the class describetha fan and fan casing, incombination with a flue leading therefrom, a hood, arranged beneath saidflue and com unicating therewith at a m-said hood, substantially asdescribed.

- 2. In a device of the class described, a fair and fan casing, in combihtion with aflue leadin" therefrom, a hood arra-n ed beneath suid'fruejand communicating t erewitlzf a is.-

heater in said h'oodand a iagonally I posed partition within said flueand across the entrance from saidhood into said flue, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' GEORGE USIEIGFRIED. a,

FRANCES E. Suns-HY ARTHUR A Orson.

fan casing and a heater

